How common it is
故事 appears often in everyday Chinese, so it is worth practicing early and reviewing often.
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Pronunciation focus
Say gùshi slowly first, then repeat it in a short phrase. Listen for the tone shape.
Usage note
故事可以用来讲述学校里的事情，比如同学之间的友谊或者老师讲的有趣的事情。
gù shì kě yǐ lái sù lǎo xué lǐ de qíng chǔ, bǐ 如此，比如 tóngxué jiān de yǒuyì huò zhě lǎoshī jiǎng de yǒuqù de qíng cái。
Stories can be used to tell things about school, such as friendships among classmates or interesting things teachers tell.
Context note
故事常出现在学校的各种活动中，如讲故事比赛、阅读课或者班会中。
gù shì cháng xǔ chū xiàn xué xiào de gè zhǒng gè zhǒng huó dòng zhōng, rú kào sù gù shì bǐ sài、yuè dú kè huò zhě bān huì zhōng。
Stories often appear in various school activities, such as storytelling competitions, reading classes, or class meetings.
5 examples
我们学校有个讲故事比赛。
wǒ men xué xiào yǒu gè jiǎng gù shì bǐ sài。
Our school has a storytelling competition.
老师经常给我们讲有趣的故事。
lǎo shī jīng cháng gěi wǒ men jiǎng yǒu qù de gù shì。
The teacher often tells us interesting stories.
故事里的角色很可爱。
gù shì lǐ de jué sè hěn kě ài。
The characters in the story are very cute.
我最喜欢听妈妈讲故事。
wǒ zuì xǐ huan tīng mā ma jiǎng gù shì。
I like listening to my mom tell stories the most.
这个故事告诉我们诚实很重要。
zhè ge gù shì gào sù wǒ men chéng shí hěn zhòng yào。
This story tells us that honesty is very important.
5 mini stories
从前有一个聪明的小男孩，他喜欢听妈妈讲故事。
cóng qián yǒu yí gè cōng ming de xiǎo nán hái， tā xǐ huan tīng mā ma jiǎng gù shì。
Once upon a time, there was a clever little boy who liked listening to his mom tell stories.
一天，小男孩在课堂上分享了一个有趣的故事。
yì tiān， xiǎo nán hái zài kè táng shàng fēn xiǎng le yí gè yǒu qù de gù shì。
One day, the little boy shared an interesting story in class.
故事里的小动物们都很善良。
gù shì lǐ de xiǎo dòng wù men dōu hěn shàn liáng。
The animals in the story were all very kind.
小男孩的妈妈经常给他讲睡前的故事。
xiǎo nán hái de mā ma jīng cháng gěi tā jiǎng shuì qián de gù shì。
The little boy's mom often told him bedtime stories.
通过听故事，他学到了很多知识。
tōng guò tīng gù shì， tā xué dào le hěn duō zhī shi。
By listening to the stories, he learned a lot of knowledge.